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a lot of this is leftover mushroom supplies, but im thinking i should be able to make a pretty good soil mix for the clones i have rooting right now. so tell me in what ratios i should mix this stuff up to make a good mix that wont need fertilizers to be added all the time.

I'd also say more along the lines of 10 - 15% perlite, it takes more than you think to actually notice it in the mix, I would use upwards of 30 percent but I also like to let them dry out every day then water every other

just remember all of these substrates have no nutes. if you use a mix with a high % of these you will have to feed with lots of liquid nutes when the horse manure/meal/castings lose their magic.

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Top dressing the soil with more nutrient rich material is also an option, if you add it a few weeks before the plant will need it, this gives the soil time to break down the material nutrients. Just put a layer around the plant (not to close to the stem) and just kind of work it into the soil with your fingers.

That would be a soil-less mixture. Plants grow great in coir but need supplemental nutrients (and the coir needs to be cleaned and "charged" before using). Manure, blood meal and coffee grounds would make good compost inputs if you wanted to truly build a soil. Soil is complex and living, and isn't the product of mixing ingredients together. Greetings.

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you can try almost any combinations. just make sure that the PH is on the right level. Also make sure that your substrate is airy so the roots can breathe easily.soil and coco coir does wonders +worm castings if you can get it. you can always feed them with organic liquid nutrients.